Mom is visiting. She went kinda crazy in Macys, spending a gift card she
had forgotten about. She got herself a couple of frying pans, but I was
the real beneficiary: I now have a covered stainless roasting pan, a
cast-iron dutch oven to make my no-knead bread in (that was the best
loaf I've made so far), a Circulon frying pan, and a
blender/food-processor combo (Black & Decker wide mouth).

Life is hard.

Serene
--
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http://42magazine.com

"I tend to come down on the side of autonomy. Once people are grown up,
I believe they have the right to go to hell in the handbasket of their
choosing." -- Pat Kight, on alt.polyamory

In article >,
Serene Vannoy > wrote:

> Mom is visiting. She went kinda crazy in Macys, spending a gift card she
> had forgotten about. She got herself a couple of frying pans, but I was
> the real beneficiary: I now have a covered stainless roasting pan, a
> cast-iron dutch oven to make my no-knead bread in (that was the best
> loaf I've made so far), a Circulon frying pan, and a
> blender/food-processor combo (Black & Decker wide mouth).
>
> Life is hard.
>
> Serene

Oh, dear! I'll light a bonfire and get the beads out for you. Poor
darling child.


--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - Who Said Chickens Have Fingers?
10-30-2009

In article >,
Serene Vannoy > wrote:

> Mom is visiting. She went kinda crazy in Macys, spending a gift card she
> had forgotten about. She got herself a couple of frying pans, but I was
> the real beneficiary: I now have a covered stainless roasting pan, a
> cast-iron dutch oven to make my no-knead bread in (that was the best
> loaf I've made so far), a Circulon frying pan, and a
> blender/food-processor combo (Black & Decker wide mouth).
>
> Life is hard.

Oh, man. How you suffer.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
...
> Mom is visiting. She went kinda crazy in Macys, spending a gift card she
> had forgotten about. She got herself a couple of frying pans, but I was
> the real beneficiary: I now have a covered stainless roasting pan, a
> cast-iron dutch oven to make my no-knead bread in (that was the best loaf
> I've made so far), a Circulon frying pan, and a blender/food-processor
> combo (Black & Decker wide mouth).
>
> Life is hard.
>
> Serene

Well, YOU have a lot to be thankful for!

Felice

Serene Vannoy > wrote in news:7n3qt5F3iivi4U1
@mid.individual.net:

> Mom is visiting. She went kinda crazy in Macys, spending a gift card she
> had forgotten about. She got herself a couple of frying pans, but I was
> the real beneficiary: I now have a covered stainless roasting pan, a
> cast-iron dutch oven to make my no-knead bread in (that was the best
> loaf I've made so far), a Circulon frying pan, and a
> blender/food-processor combo (Black & Decker wide mouth).


An early Christmas presnt!!


I like the booty....especially the cast iron dutch oven and the Circulon.

I've been looking to replace my (very well used) frypan..... but hey, if
it ain't broke, don't fix it :-)



>
> Life is hard.
>


I know you said this in jest........ and on any 'normal' day it probably
wouldn't have even raised a corner of my eyebrow.

It must be the time of year, it could be we're coming up to a full moon,
or I may be 'premenstruel'.........


Anyhoos, spare a thought for us orphans.


I'm not after sympathy, that's a word that can be found in the dictionary
between shit and syphillis......


How many orphans do we have here on rfc???



Me....... 1

My little sister.... 2 (not a poster to rfc....... *yet*!!)



Anymore...........????





--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

PeterL wrote:
> Serene Vannoy > wrote in news:7n3qt5F3iivi4U1
> @mid.individual.net:
>
>> Mom is visiting. She went kinda crazy in Macys, spending a gift card she
>> had forgotten about. She got herself a couple of frying pans, but I was
>> the real beneficiary: I now have a covered stainless roasting pan, a
>> cast-iron dutch oven to make my no-knead bread in (that was the best
>> loaf I've made so far), a Circulon frying pan, and a
>> blender/food-processor combo (Black & Decker wide mouth).
>
>
> An early Christmas presnt!!

:-) I told her that at this rate (she also bought me a new wardrobe
while she was here, and LOTS of food for the kitchen), she's paid up on
presents until about my 80th birthday.

>
>
> I like the booty....especially the cast iron dutch oven and the Circulon.
>
> I've been looking to replace my (very well used) frypan..... but hey, if
> it ain't broke, don't fix it :-)

:-) This one replaces a six-dollar Ikea pan. As you can imagine, it's a
step up.

>> Life is hard.
>>
>
>
> I know you said this in jest........ and on any 'normal' day it probably
> wouldn't have even raised a corner of my eyebrow.
>
> It must be the time of year, it could be we're coming up to a full moon,
> or I may be 'premenstruel'.........
>
>
> Anyhoos, spare a thought for us orphans.

For sure. I know how fortunate I am to still have my mother. She was
about half my age when her own mother died, and I think I'm really lucky
she's still around. (My dad is still around, too, and I'm glad, but
we're not close. My mom and I talk several times a day, and are really
good friends.)

I wish all the orphans, and those going through the illness of parents,
as well, all the best.

Serene

Serene Vannoy > wrote in news:7ne19gF3kdhmrU5
@mid.individual.net:

> PeterL wrote:
>> Serene Vannoy > wrote in news:7n3qt5F3iivi4U1
>> @mid.individual.net:
>>
>>> Mom is visiting. She went kinda crazy in Macys, spending a gift card
she
>>> had forgotten about. She got herself a couple of frying pans, but I
was
>>> the real beneficiary: I now have a covered stainless roasting pan, a
>>> cast-iron dutch oven to make my no-knead bread in (that was the best
>>> loaf I've made so far), a Circulon frying pan, and a
>>> blender/food-processor combo (Black & Decker wide mouth).
>>
>>
>> An early Christmas presnt!!
>
>:-) I told her that at this rate (she also bought me a new wardrobe
> while she was here, and LOTS of food for the kitchen), she's paid up on
> presents until about my 80th birthday.



Hmmmmmm, does she always do this sort of thing??



>> Anyhoos, spare a thought for us orphans.
>

>
> I wish all the orphans, and those going through the illness of parents,
> as well, all the best.
>


My sister and I thank you :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

PeterL wrote:
> Serene Vannoy > wrote in news:7ne19gF3kdhmrU5
> @mid.individual.net:
>
>> PeterL wrote:
>>> Serene Vannoy > wrote in news:7n3qt5F3iivi4U1
>>> @mid.individual.net:
>>>
>>>> Mom is visiting. She went kinda crazy in Macys, spending a gift card
> she
>>>> had forgotten about. She got herself a couple of frying pans, but I
> was
>>>> the real beneficiary: I now have a covered stainless roasting pan, a
>>>> cast-iron dutch oven to make my no-knead bread in (that was the best
>>>> loaf I've made so far), a Circulon frying pan, and a
>>>> blender/food-processor combo (Black & Decker wide mouth).
>>>
>>> An early Christmas presnt!!
>> :-) I told her that at this rate (she also bought me a new wardrobe
>> while she was here, and LOTS of food for the kitchen), she's paid up on
>> presents until about my 80th birthday.
>
>
>
> Hmmmmmm, does she always do this sort of thing??

Yep. Says she has everything she needs, and loves to give me things.
It's always been this way.

ObFood: I still haven't taken the food processor out of the box. I'd
like to make latkes with it, but I need to clean my kitchen first. It's
a pit.

Serene

Serene Vannoy > wrote in news:7ng23eF3lnrfgU2
@mid.individual.net:

> PeterL wrote:

>>
>>
>>
>> Hmmmmmm, does she always do this sort of thing??
>
> Yep. Says she has everything she needs, and loves to give me things.
> It's always been this way.


That's good. It's not like it's an all of a sudden thing....... where you
have to wonder 'Why?' :-)


>
> ObFood: I still haven't taken the food processor out of the box. I'd
> like to make latkes with it, but I need to clean my kitchen first. It's
> a pit.
>


A spotless kitchen is the sign of a sick mind :-)


So long as it's a 'clean dirty', not a 'dirty dirty' :-)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:42:13 -0800, Serene Vannoy wrote:

> Mom is visiting. She went kinda crazy in Macys, spending a gift card she
> had forgotten about. She got herself a couple of frying pans, but I was
> the real beneficiary: I now have a covered stainless roasting pan, a
> cast-iron dutch oven to make my no-knead bread in (that was the best
> loaf I've made so far), a Circulon frying pan, and a
> blender/food-processor combo (Black & Decker wide mouth).
>
> Life is hard.
>
> Serene

musta been some gift card.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:42:13 -0800, Serene Vannoy wrote:
>
>> Mom is visiting. She went kinda crazy in Macys, spending a gift card she
>> had forgotten about. She got herself a couple of frying pans, but I was
>> the real beneficiary: I now have a covered stainless roasting pan, a
>> cast-iron dutch oven to make my no-knead bread in (that was the best
>> loaf I've made so far), a Circulon frying pan, and a
>> blender/food-processor combo (Black & Decker wide mouth).
>>
>> Life is hard.
>>
>> Serene
>
> musta been some gift card.

Well, that's kind of a funny story. She had a $100 gift card, so she
picked out $100 worth of stuff for me (and her, but mostly me) --
nonstick roaster, frying pans, saucepan I forgot to mention in the list.
Then she saw a sign that said she'd get an extra 15% back if she
applied for a Macys credit card. So she did, but then it turned out she
only got the 15% back if she USED the card, so she refused to buy the
$100 of stuff on her gift card.

Then the next day, we used the nonstick roasting pan and all the
nonstick coating flaked off (eww!), so we went back and returned it, and
then got a stainless covered model. At that point, she decided to use
her gift card to buy me the food processor/blender and the dutch oven;
she also put the new roaster on the gift card instead of the Macys card,
so I guess her total expenditure was something like $120 (including tax)
for $200+ worth of stuff, after the card discount and stuff.

My mom will literally not be dissuaded from buying me things. I tried
for half an hour to come up with something she could buy HERSELF with
that gift card, and she kept vetoing my ideas. I'm not complaining,
honest, but I really would love to see her splurge on herself for a
change sometimes.

That cast-iron dutch oven makes the BEST no-knead bread, though. We had
some of the regular stuff yesterday, and today I made some with
multi-grain flour and it's awesome.

Serene

Serene Vannoy wrote:
> Mom is visiting. She went kinda crazy in Macys, spending a gift card she
> had forgotten about. She got herself a couple of frying pans, but I was
> the real beneficiary: I now have a covered stainless roasting pan, a
> cast-iron dutch oven to make my no-knead bread in (that was the best
> loaf I've made so far), a Circulon frying pan, and a
> blender/food-processor combo (Black & Decker wide mouth).
>
> Life is hard.
>
> Serene


Ask her if she'd consider adopting me.

;-)
gloria p